Folding comb



March 30 1926.

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INVENTOR MOH'AELMBB ATTORNEYS ww ae Patented Mar. 3%, l5;

MICHAEL BABE, OF

ca tra m g i NEXVARK, IETEX I JERSEY, ASSIG'NOR TO HERCULES NOVELTY MFG. COMEPANY, A-GQKEQBATIQIT HEJV FOLDENG COMB.

Application filed Gctober 20, 1925.

To all whom it may concern:

,Be it known that I, Micrrnnn RARE, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Folding Comb, of which the following is afull, clear, and exactdescription. I

This invention has relation to combs and aims for its principal object to provide a folding or collapsible comb which facilitates the carrying of a comb of average size in a small amount of space. The invention. furthermore comprehends a folding comb including hingedly connected medial and outer sections permitting of the folding of the sections into parallel relation for materially reducing the length of the comb when folded, together with means for rigidly maintaining the sections in opened end-to-end relation for use.

As a further object the invention contemplates a foldable comb which iscomparatively simple in its construction, inexpensive to manufacture, and which is highly efficient in its purpose.

With the above recited and other objects in view, reference is had to the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which there is exhibited one example or embodiment of the invention whicl is in no way intended as a limitation upon the scope of the appended claims as it is to be clearly understood that variations and modifications which properly fall within the scope of said claims may be resorted to when found expedient.

In the drawings- Figure 1 is a side view of comb constructed in accordance with the invention and illustrating the same in its opened position for use;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view therethrough taken approximately on the line 33 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view illustrating the comb in its folded condition.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, 10 and 11 designate a pair of outer sections and 12 an intermediate section, each of which sections is provided with the usual comb teeth. The sections 10 11 are, respectively, connected at their inner ends to the enter ease cf Serial No. 63,625

intermediatesection by means of oppositely swingable hinges 13 and 14, whereby the said sections may be swung from an endto-end alined relation to a side-by-side or pa 'allel relation, as illustrated in Fig. i.

In order to provide means for'maintaining the sections in an opened end-tO end or alined relation, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, a pair of slidable clips 15 are provided, each of which is of substantially U-shaped cross-sectional confi uration. The clips are mounted for sliding movement on the upper edges of the sections, which edges are rabbeted or cut away as at 16, so that the bights 1? will be disposed flush with the major length of the upper edge of the comb. I V In order to prevent displacement of the clips, the free edges 18 of the side arms 19 are bent inwardly to engage within the grooves 20 formed on opposite faces of the sections. The clips are of such a length that upon relative inward sliding movement, both of said clips may be disposed wholly within the confines of the intermediate section 12, an abutment orstop pin 21 being arranged to project transversely through the center of the medial section for the purpose of limiting the inward movement of the clips. The rabbeted portions 16 of the upper edge of the outermost sections 10 and 11 define shoulders 22 for engagement with the outer end of the clips so that relative outward sliding movement of the clips bridges a joint between the intermediateand outer sections to hold and maintain the sections in alined or end-to-end relation.

For the purpose of facilitating the manip ulation of the clips, a lug 23 is provided on the bight of each clip, which manipulating lug may consist of a tongue out from the bights and bent upwardly therefrom as illustrated. The hinges are preferably countersunk in the comb sections, as illustrated in Fig. 3, for the purpose of eliminating, as far as possible, any projections from the face of the comb.

In use, when the comb sections are opened, as illustrated in Fig. 1, with the clips moved relatively outward away from each other to hold the sections in rigid opened-up alined relation and it is desired to fold the comb, the user has only to slide the clips inwardly until their inner ends abut with the pin 21. The sections are then folded or collapsed to dispose the outer sections 10 and 11 on opposite sides oi the intermediate section 12, so that all of said sections are in parallel relation, thus occupying a space approximately one-third of that occupied by the opened-up comb. Under this construction and arrangement, it is obvious that a pocket comb is provided which is of substantially greater size than those now commonly in use, and yet when not in use is capable oi": being folded to occupy a space of substantially lesser size than that occupied by the ordinary forms of small pocket combs,

What is claimed is:

1. A folding comb, including liingedly connected medial and outer sections, means slidable from a position wholly disposed within the confines of the medial section to a position partially bridging the medial and outer sections for retaining the sections in opened-up end-to-end relation. said means consisting of clips of substantially U-shaped cross sectional configuration slidably embracing the upper edge of the comb, and means disposed centrally of the medial section for engaging the inner ends oi? the clips to limit their inward morcinent, the upper edge of the comb sections being rabbeted whereby the bight of the clips is disposed substantially flush with the major upper edge of the comb, the rabbeted portions of the outer comb sections defining a shoulder engageable with the outer endsof the clips for limiting their outward sliding movement.

A folding comb, including hingg edl c connected medial and outer sections. means slidablo from a position wholly disposed within the confines of the medial section to a position partiall brid the medial and outer sections for retaining the :'-'-"i"- tions in openedup end-to-end relation. rail means consisting of clips ot suhstantizzllz' tE-shaped cross sectional configuration slidably embracing the upper edge of the comb, means disposed centrally of the medial section for engaging the inner ends of the clips to limit their inward movement, the upper edge of the comb sections being rahbeted whereby the bight ot' the clips is dis:- posed substantially flush with the major upper edge of the comb, the rabhcted portion of the outer comb sections defining a shoulder engageable with the outer ends oi the clips for limiting their outward sliding increment, means for preventing the di. placement at the clips consisting oi. grooved portions in the opposite faces of the comb sections disposed parallel to the upper edge and inturned marginal beads on the tree edges of the clips.

MICHAEL BARB. 

